Module content

Great Britain saw the birth of Thoroughbred Racing and continues to be a world leading producer of Bloodstock. Rather than a traditional programme of lectures, this module is built around study visits to centres of Thoroughbred production and racing in the UK. As such, in order to achieve credit for this module, students must engage fully with the various visits. Furthermore, themes and concepts encountered at the visit location must be further developed via student centred research and extensive wider reading.

Module outcomes

To achieve credit for this module, students must be able to:

Show knowledge and understanding of the UK bloodstock market inclusive of associated trends and technologies

Demonstrability to accurately log and record visits for subsequent knowledge assimilation and synthesis

Produce a breeding report using a live filly/mare as a case study from one of the learning visits

Show skills of independent research and wider reading to underpin knowledge assimilated whilst on visits

Assessment

Assessment

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Coursework

Written report

100%

Key texts

Students should be familiar with the content of at least one of the following: